Molecular weight dependent morphological transitions of bottlebrush block copolymer particles: experiments and simulations

EJ Kim, JJ Shin, T Do, GS Lee, J Park, V Thapar… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The molecular weights and chain rigidities of block copolymers can strongly influence their
self-assembly behavior, particularly when the block copolymers are under confinement. We …

Temperature-and solvent-mediated confined assembly of semicrystalline chiral block copolymers in evaporative emulsion droplets

H Li, B Xiong, Z Geng, H Wang, Y Gao, P Gu… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of chiral block copolymers (BCPs*) not only emerged as a facile strategy to
prepare chiral structures but also afforded a key clue to decode and even emulate the vast …

Strain-induced nanocavitation in block copolymer thin films for high performance filtration membranes

DW Weller, G Ma, LA Galuska, S Zhang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A new pore formation process was investigated for the manufacture of composite
ultrafiltration membranes. Phase-separated block copolymer (BCP) thin films supported on a …

Concurrent ring-opening and atom transfer radical polymerization for synthesis of block copolymers, and their comprehensive chromatographic characterization

T Ahmad, SS Durrani, FJ Iftikhar, SG Musharraf… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we report concurrent ring-opening and atom transfer radical polymerization for
synthesis of the block copolymers of L-lactide and styrene. Simultaneous polymerization of …

Precise Synthesis and Thin Film Self-Assembly of PLLA-b-PS Bottlebrush Block Copolymers

E Ji, C Cummins, G Fleury - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ability of bottlebrush block copolymers (BBCPs) to self-assemble into ordered large
periodic structures could greatly expand the scope of photonic and membrane technologies …

Effect of spinning solvent on crystallization behavior of confined polymers in electrospun nanofibers

S Pal, RK Srivastava, B Nandan - Polymer Crystallization, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of spinning solvent on the morphology and crystallization behavior of the
electrospun nanofibers of polystyrene (PS)/poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) blends was …

Preparation and Self-Assembling of PLA-b-PNIPAM-b-PS Triblock Copolymer Thin Films

D Zhang, Y Xia, H Gong, D Zhang… - … of Nanoscience and …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Polylactide-b-poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-polystyrene (PLA-b-PNIPAM-b-PS) triblock
copolymers (tri-BCPs) with various chemical compositions (block ratio) were prepared from …

Rational Design and Self-Assembly Studies of Mixed-Graft Block Copolymers

AN Le - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) represents a promising route to the bottom-
up fabrication of nanostructured materials, which have potential applications in areas …